বাল্য, পৌগণ্ড, কৈশোরে, শ্রেষ্ঠ মান' কায় ?
'বয়ঃ কৈশোরকং ধ্যেয়ং' - কহে উপাধ্যায় ॥ ১০৩ ॥
balya, pauganda, kaisore, srestha mana' kaya?
'vayah kaisorakam dhyeyam'-kahe upadhyaya
balya-childhood; pauganda-the boyhood age before youth; kaisore-the beginning of youth; srestha-best; mana'-you think; kaya-which; vayah-the age; kaisorakam-kaisora or fresh youth; dhyeyam-most worshipable; kahe-said; upadhyaya-Raghupati Upadhyaya.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, "Of the three ages of Krsna known as childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?" Raghupati Upadhyaya replied, "Fresh youth is the best age."